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Linn Shuttle’s newest buses running on propane
Linn Shuttle’s two new buses stand out from the other 10 vehicles in its fleet in their appearance…
Planners ask council to take look at hardship unit permits
The Sweet Home Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Jan. 5 to recommend to the City Council the removal…
Poll asks about drinking, smoking in SH city parks
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home’s Parks Board wants to know what you think about whether smoking and drinking…
SH woman injured in fiery wreck following police chase
A Sweet Home woman was injured early Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, after she allegedly led police officers on…
Board votes to fund new track, artificial turf
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board on Monday, Jan. 12, committed to spending up to $195,000…
Arrival ahead of schedule makes baby Sweet Home’s first – on New Year’s Day
Scott Swanson Megan Elizabeth Miser was supposed to arrive Jan. 8, but she arrived early – on New…
Interim Supt. Winslow takes helm in shuffle
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School Principal Keith Winslow moved to Central Office Monday to begin work…
Switching driver’s seats
Sean C. Morgan After 25 years of driving fire trucks and ambulances, Ken Weld is heading down some…
Union complaint alleges unfair labor practices at school district bus barn
Sean C. Morgan The Oregon School Employees Association has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Sweet Home…
State grant helps library plan for Summer Reading
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Public Library is planning activities for 2015 after receiving a $1,436 Ready…
‘Diary’ back in SHJH classes, albeit with parental approval
Sean C. Morgan A year after it prompted an uproar in the school district, “The Absolutely True Diary…
Schools Supt. Don Schrader resigns
Sean C. Morgan The District 55 School Board accepted the resignation of Supt. Don Schrader Monday night. The…
New school board member expects education
Sean C. Morgan Serving on the District 55 School Board will be an education for its newest member,…
Sheriff’s deputies honored for saving man’s life, work with on-line crime
Three Linn County Sheriff’s deputies were recently recognized by the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association for outstanding accomplishments at…
Ranger station rocks
Scott Swanson Joe Start and Robert Rosé have big plans that have started small. The two longtime rockhounding…
New SH planning commissioner brings lifetime of local experience
The Sweet Home City Council on Dec. 9 appointed Edith “Edie” Wilcox to the Planning Commission, filling a…
The Year in Review: 2014 as reported in the pages of The New Era
January – A 31-year-old Australian man, Rowan Thomson-Sapstead, was arrested for luring a minor, first-degree online corruption of…
Municipal Court
Dec. 4 -Rondel Allen Adams, charge dismissed, possession of a controlled substance. -Calvin Alvin Ames, guilty, second-degree criminal…
OSP seeking recruits for training
Oregon State Police is preparing to hire recruit troopers in 2015 and recruitment has begun. Using the State…
SH man arrested following burglary
Sweet Home police arrested Forrest Norman of Sweet Home Friday, Dec. 19, in connection to a burglary at…
Former Sweet Home resident chronicles history in video
Sean C. Morgan Chuck Stenberg, a former Sweet Home resident, will premiere his new documentary on Comcast Saturday…
Hobbs wins council seat via coin toss
Sean C. Morgan Incumbent Bruce Hobbs won a coin toss on Dec. 16 in a tiebreaker for the…
Rio Theater to be family operation for new owners Tom and Erika Baham
Scott Swanson The thought of running the Rio movie theater is not new for Tom and Erika Baham.…
SH steps up to share
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home residents took every name off of both of the community’s sharing trees this…
Seattle festival gives local musicians taste of big-time band
Samantha Ramirez gets a kick out of music and, particularly, band. “I’m not really a sports person and…